Spievey is expected to compete for a starting spot, but hasn't yet run with the No. 1 defense.

"He had a pick in the red zone and also had a pick, I think, on the last play of the seven-on-seven,'' Lions head coach Jim Schwartz said. "I saw what the offensive play was going to be - which was a deep ball - and I told (defensive coordinator) Gunther (Cunningham) to call a man-to-man (coverage) because we had Aaron Berry and Spievey out there and wanted to put them in that situation and test them. (Spievey) did pretty good out there. The ball was a little bit underthrown but sometimes an underthrown ball is the most difficult one to play because the receiver sees it but you don't. I thought Amari did a good job of coming back and making that play.''

• Schwartz also spoke highly of cornerback Jonathan Wade, a free agent acquisition from the St. Louis Rams.

"He's probably been our most consistent corner in all our offseason stuff,'' Schwartz said. "He does a great job with his hands, with his feet and he's played the ball well downfield. He's a young vet and he's had some success and he's had some rough spots early in career but he's been very consistent in this stuff. He needs to keep building on that.''

While Eric King appears to have the inside track on being Detroit's No. 1 nickel back, Wade will continue to get some reps in that role, too.

• Gosder Cherilus continues to share reps with Jon Jansen at right tackle. While others are also getting reps, it's Cherilus and Jansen who split time with the No. 1 offense.

"We talked a little bit yesterday about wanting to have continuity upfront,'' Schwartz said. "That'll develop from training camp to preseason games and things like that ... there's nothing set in stone on the offensive line. Maybe center and left tackle and right guard are ... a little more settled than other positions.''